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José María Calderón
José María Calderón (12 October 1820 – 18 October 1872), also known as el Cachorro, was a Bolivian military officer. Known to be brave in the battlefield, he rose through the ranks and eventually aligned himself with the dictatorship of Mariano Melgarejo. José María de Achá would sentence Calderón to death in 1861. In order to avoid the sentence, Calderón fled to the Bolivian interior where he spent years in the Llanos de Moxos. Early life He was born in La Paz to Daniel Calderón Rada and Eulalia Roberta Bittencourt Jones. His father was a wealthy landowner, son of Felipe Calderón de la Barca Lopetegui and Fernanda Josefina Rada Guzmán de Mendoza y Rivero. In the Bolivian Army Calderón started his classes in the Military College of La Paz when he was 18 years old. However, while he was still training to become a military officer, the Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–42 erupted. Spearheaded by the efforts of Agustín Gamarra, Bolivia's independence was at great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by population, third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which is formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla Municipality, Achocalla, Viacha Municipality, Viacha, and Mecapaca Municipality, Mecapaca makes up the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.2 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. It is also the capital of the La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. The city, in west-central Bolivia southeast of Lake Titicaca, is set in a canyon created by the Choqueyapu River. It is in a bowl-like depression, part of the Amazon basin, surrounded by the high mountains of the Altiplano. Overlooking the city is the triple-peaked Illimani. Its peaks are always snow-cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Bolivia
The president of Bolivia (), officially known as the president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia and the captain general of the Armed Forces of Bolivia. According to the Bolivian Constitution, the president is elected by popular vote to a five-year term with no limit on the number of terms a president may serve. If no candidate wins a majority (defined as either more than 50%, or alternatively at least 40% and at least 10% more than the second-place candidate), the top two candidates advance to a runoff election. Luis Arce is the 67th and incumbent president of Bolivia. He assumed office on 8 November 2020. Constitutional history Establishment On 6 August 1825, the Republic of Bolivia declared its independence and proclaimed Simón Bolívar head of state. While it is certainly true that Bolívar was the official ruler of the country starting from his arrival on 12 August, there exists conflict amongst schol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivian Military Personnel
Bolivian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Bolivia ** Bolivian people ** Demographics of Bolivia ** Culture of Bolivia Bolivia is a country in South America, bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the west, and Peru to the west. The cultural development of what is now Bolivia is divided into three distinct peri ... * SS ''Bolivian'', later SS ''Alfios'', a British-built standard cargo ship {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosio Peñailillo
Brigadier General Ambrosio Peñailillo (11 January 1812 – 25 May 1872) was a Bolivian military officer who fought in the War of the Confederation and the Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–42. He was present at the Battle of Yungay and the Battle of Ingavi. Early life and military career Born in the city of La Paz, Peñailillo was the son of Emilio Eusebio Gayoso Peñailillo and Justa Nieto Navarro. He spent his youth in his family's hacienda in Viacha. He joined the army in 1828, attaining the rank of second lieutenant in 1830. When General Andrés de Santa Cruz organized his army to consolidate his proposed Peru-Bolivian Confederation, after intervening in Peruvian politics at the request of that republic, Peñailillo was already a second lieutenant and marched as part of the famous fourth battalion, Santa Cruz's favorite unit. In this unit, he built his career as a subordinate, earning laurels that honored his battalion's standard and also experiencing defeat on the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicanor Flores
Nicanor Flores (29 January 1820 – 14 July 1892) was an Argentine-born Bolivian military officer who rose to prominence during the presidency of José María Linares. Starting his military career during the Peruvian-Bolivian War of 1841-1842, he fought valiantly at the Battle of Ingavi, and also played a role during the War of the Pacific. He was married to the daughter of Pantaleón Dalence. Early life and military career Beginnings Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 29, 1820, he was the son of Francisco de Paula Flores and Josefa Luisa Velasco. His father was appointed chief magistrate of Salta in 1825, prompting the family to move to that city. Although his parents had planned for him to be a lawyer, Flores escaped to Bolivia in 1841. At the time of his arrival, Peru had launched an invasion of Bolivia. Determined to become a soldier, he entered the army as a second lieutenant of Infantry in the 8th battalion, heroically fighting at the Battle of Ingavi, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
